| WINNER | METHOD |
|---|
| OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Don Mayorga HOF | PIN 1:31 | Mark Cole ASU |
| Milt Seals New Mexico | PIN 4:39 | Dalfin Blaske NDSU |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | PIN 4:20 | Mitch Marsciano MICH |
| Bill Kalkbrenner OKLA | PIN 2:47 | Gerry Anthony Minnesota State University Moorhead |
| Gary Peterson BYU | PIN 3:36 | Mark Bittick BSU |
| Dave Rodhe KENT | PIN 5:12 | Jimmy Jackson OKST |
| Greg Gibson UO | PIN 7:20 | Mike Murburg PRIN |
| Terry DeStito LEH | DEC 1-1 | Bob Walker Alabama |
| John Bowlsby IOWA | DEC 7-0 | Tom Higgins NCST |
| Chuck Coryea CLAR | DEC 5-2 | Gene Santole BUCK |
| Willie Bryant East Carolina | DEC 6-4 | Al Nuytten AF |
| Jerry Anderson Drake | DEC 4-1 | Reggie Williams Dartmouth College |
| Bruce Conger NEB | DEC 5-0 | Jim Schuster LHU |
| Larry Avery MSU | MAJ DEC 16-5 | Ken Stewart YALE |
| Mark Stepanovich NAVY | DEC 9-3 | Kevin Pancratz ILL |
| Joel Puleo DUKE | DEC 13-7 | Jim Feucht Miami University (Ohio) |